Raipur: One of the famed cascades of Chhattisgarh, Tirathgarh waterfall, has almost dried up triggering desertion of its age-old inmates, monkeys.
The waterfall, which splits into multiple falls creating a stunning vista particularly during monsoon, has almost reduced to a streak of fall, the phenomena witnessed for the first time in three decades, a local forest officer said on Thursday.
The waterfall is located nearly 35 km from Jagdalpur, headquarters of Bastar in south Chhattisgarh. “Monkeys, the age-old inmates of Tirathgarh waterfall, are the worst victim of the phenomena. The simians have deserted the waterfall after it dried up,” a forest officer posted in Bastar said unwilling to be quoted.
“The waterfall has almost dried up. It is a disheartening and rare sight. Denudation of forests coupled with global warming may have contributed to the phenomena,” Professor of Zoology, Government PG College, at Jagdalpur, Sushil Dutt said.
